- Date
- June 3, 1972
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9292LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167008
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1959 72/6/3 SAN JUAN,PR AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1315 N9292L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 23, 909 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 351 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLA GRANDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- L FUEL CAP REPORTED MISSING,FILLER TAPED. CRASHED IN CHANNEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9292L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Isla Grande
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